Bjergsen

Søren Bjerg (born February 21, 1996), better known as Bjergsen, is a Danish former professional League of Legends player.

Bjerg was born on February 21, 1996, in Denmark.

He grew up in Mejdal, Holstebro with his two brothers.

Prior to League of Legends, Bjerg played several games casually, including Counter Strike Global Offensive, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Diablo 2.

In the Summer Split, TSM finished 5th, with a record of 11–7, but once again made the run to finals, defeating Gravity Gaming and Team Liquid both with a score of 3–1.

In the finals, they faced Counter Logic Gaming, and were swept 3–0.

Bjerg joined professional League of Legends in 2013 as a member of the Copenhagen Wolves in the European League of Legends Championship Series.

Due to age restrictions put in place by Riot Games, Bjerg was unable to play with the Copenhagen Wolves until Week 3.

For the first two weeks, he was temporarily replaced by the team's substitute player,.

After he turned 17 years old on February 21, he joined the main lineup and played in the remaining matches.

After finding success with CW, his team was acquired by and re-branded as Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) for the Summer Split of the EU LCS.

On November 2, 2013, Bjerg left NiP to move to North America and joined Team SoloMid as their mid laner.

He was the second player to cross over from the EU to NA LCS, after Edward left Gambit Gaming to join Team Curse during Season 3.

He previously played for Team Liquid, 100 Thieves and Team SoloMid, spending seven years as the starting mid laner for the latter, and one year as head coach for their League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) team from 2014 to 2021.

On January 23, 2014, Riot Games announced that Bjerg violated the LCS rules by approaching and encouraging a contracted LCS player to leave his position at Lemondogs.

He admitted the violation and was fined $2,000.

In the Spring Split, Bjerg and TSM finished second place in the regular season with a 22–6 record, and Bjergsen won the Most Valuable Player award in his first split in North America.

They were placed into the semi–finals, where they defeated Counter Logic Gaming 2–0 before falling 3–0 to Cloud9 in the finals.

In Summer, Team SoloMid ended at 16–12, which was good enough for a third place seeding in the playoffs.

TSM faced Dignitas in the first round, and won 3–1, before facing defeating LMQ in a close 3–2 series to make their fourth consecutive finals appearance, and their third against Cloud9.

This time, Team SoloMid was able to overcome the reigning champions, and Bjerg won his first LCS Championship.

In 2015 Spring, Bjerg once again won the MVP Award, leading his team to a 13–5 record; first place in the league.

In playoffs, Team SoloMid defeated Team Impulse 3–1 in the Semifinals, before once again meeting Cloud9 in the title match.

TSM defeated C9 3–1, and won their third LCS title, and Bjerg's second.

Despite losing the Summer Finals, TSM still qualified for the 2015 League of Legends World Championship.

At Worlds, Team SoloMid were drawn into Group D, alongside Korea's KT Rolster, Europe's Origen, and China's LGD Gaming.

TSM came last in their group with a record of 1–5, eliminating them in the group stage.

In 2016, Team SoloMid started the Spring Split slow, ending in sixth place, with a 9–9 record, barely qualifying for playoffs.

However once the knockout stage arrived, TSM defeated Cloud9 and Immortals, 3–1, and 3–0 respectively, to face Counter Logic Gaming in a rematch of last year.

Once again, TSM was defeated, this time with a score of 3–2.

In Summer, Team SoloMid finished with a record of 17–1, dropping only a single game to Immortals, and Bjerg won his third MVP.

The team faced Counter Logic Gaming in the playoffs once again, but this time in the Semifinals, and this time, TSM swept the series 3–0 and went on to face Cloud9 in the finals, where they would win 3–1.

With the victory, Bjerg earned his third World Championship appearance, this time, as North America's first seed.

At the competition, Team SoloMid was drawn into group D, with Korea's Samsung Galaxy, China's Royal Never Give Up, and Europe's Splyce.

They finished third in their group with a 3–3 record, and were once again eliminated in the Group stage.

For the 2017 season, TSM finished Spring with a record of 15–3 as the second seed.

Bjerg was awarded First Team All–Pro, but missed out on the MVP.

In playoffs, TSM defeated FlyQuest 3–0 before facing Cloud9 in the finals.

TSM won 3–2, and qualified for the 2017 Mid–Season Invitational.

At MSI, Team SoloMid finished with a 4–6 record, placing fifth out of six teams.